Fans protest the cancelation of Star Trek, 1968.

NBC Publicity Photo, 1966

From Marvel Comics’ Star Trek series; Issue #18
Written by J.M. DeMatteis; Art by Joe Brozowski and Sal Trapani

Publicity still for “The Apple,” 1967

NBC Publicity Still, 1966

Behind the scenes of “The Cage,” 1964-1965.

James Doohan reading lines.

Goofing around on the set of Star Trek II.

Candid moment during the filming of “Mirror, Mirror,” 1967 

(Via birdofthegalaxy)

While filming Star Trek IV, George Takei talks to the young actor who played his (great-great-great-great) grandfather in a scene that was later cut from the film. Producer Harve Bennett cited the young man’s obvious on-screen nervousness due to his mother being on set as the reason for the edits.

(As an aside, I’ve always been annoyed with how Sulu’s arc was edited so thoroughly from the second, third and fourth movies, but that’s a rant for another day, I suppose.)

The first installment of the short-lived Star Trek newspaper strip, 1979.

(I received the entire run courtesy of Rich Handley a few years ago. It’s not brilliant, but it’s competent enough and certainly more enjoyable than Marvel’s comics that started at about the same time.)